Desalination in San Diego

County Water Authority coming to decision time on desalination.<small><strong>Photography by Nelvin C. Cepeda/U-T San Diego</small></strong><a href="https://twitter.com/NelCepeda" class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false">Follow @twitter</a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script>

Falcons have been spotted in the South San Diego Bay National Wildlife refuge.
— Nelvin C. Cepeda

Sections like these ponds in South San Diego Bay National Wildlife refuge are high in salinity will remains so they may continue to attract other species of bird that feed in areas that are high salinity.
— Nelvin C. Cepeda / U-T SAN DIEGO

A section of the wildlife refuge that was restored late last year (8/19/2011) and is the intended plan for a new section of the South San Diego Bay National Wildlife refuge.
— Nelvin C. Cepeda / U-T SAN DIEGO